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Avoca Volunteer Fire Department and Avoca Volunteer Ambulance

Avoca, NY · Steuben County. Avoca Volunteer Fire Department and Avoca Volunteer Ambulance is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 43 total personnel. The department also provides EMS services. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

43
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Avoca Volunteer Fire Department and Avoca Volunteer Ambulance pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount in line with the New York average.

Top 23%
national personnel size
+2%
vs. New York average
1
station

National percentile ranks this department's personnel headcount against every listable U.S. department with reported staffing; the state comparison uses the same personnel figure against its own state's average. Both feed the verdict sentence and the chips above.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
87/100
Avoca Volunteer Fire Department and Avoca Volunteer Ambulance

A staffing, equipment, EMS-integration, and federal-grant-funding composite benchmarked against every other USFA-registered department nationally, not a safety rating, response-time measure, or comparison of fire risk. Dimensions with no data on file are excluded and their weight redistributed, never counted as zero.

Staffing capacity A
43 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
43 personnel · 1 station

Avoca Volunteer Fire Department and Avoca Volunteer Ambulance is a Volunteer department serving Avoca, NY (Steuben County), with 1 station and 43 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,235 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #5,235 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #810 of 1,368
  • 2.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 44 other listed departments in Steuben County

Avoca Volunteer Fire Department and Avoca Volunteer Ambulance vs. the national personnel distribution

Where this department's HIFLD-reported staffing sits among every listable U.S. fire department

43 Top 23% higher than 77% of 22,440 departments

Listable U.S. fire departments, banded by total personnel

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Source HIFLD fire-station registry · 2026-09-06

Dispatch plate

Sheet 51004 · Avoca Volunteer Fire Department and Avoca Volunteer Ambulance, NY 43 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 43
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,235
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Richland Center
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Richland Center Fire Department, WI (+ 0 personnel)

Volunteer HIFLD roster counts, station rows, EMS flag, listable personnel rank, photo-finish peer, and FEMA AFG/SAFER book for this FDID, not a readiness rating.

Personnel neighbourhood

Nationwide HIFLD headcount poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every NY department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Avoca, NY
FDID
51004

Staffing vs the New York average

How Avoca Volunteer Fire Department and Avoca Volunteer Ambulance's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #810 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,235 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 2% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County roster fringe

Avoca Volunteer Fire Department and Avoca Volunteer Ambulance is 2.9% of Steuben County roster mass

The county lists 45 departments totaling 1,486 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 76% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 43 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Richland Center Fire Department, WI (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 43 personnel

Photo-finish and same-type HIFLD neighbours for this FDID, not a reprint of every NY department.

Richland Center Fire Department, WI 43 Medina City Fire Department, OH 43 Seville/Guilford Township Fire and Rescue Department, OH 43 Town of Beloit Fire Department, WI 43 Milton Fire Department, WI 43 Epping Rural Fire Protection District, ND 43 East Wood Volunteer Fire Department, WV 43 River Falls Fire Department, WI 43

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Avoca Volunteer Fire Department and Avoca Volunteer Ambulance have?

Avoca Volunteer Fire Department and Avoca Volunteer Ambulance has 43 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 2% above the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,235 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #810 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does Avoca Volunteer Fire Department and Avoca Volunteer Ambulance provide EMS services?

Yes, Avoca Volunteer Fire Department and Avoca Volunteer Ambulance provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Avoca Volunteer Fire Department and Avoca Volunteer Ambulance operate?

Avoca Volunteer Fire Department and Avoca Volunteer Ambulance operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Avoca Volunteer Fire Department and Avoca Volunteer Ambulance?

Avoca Volunteer Fire Department and Avoca Volunteer Ambulance is a Volunteer department serving Steuben County, NY. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in New York?

New York has 2,253 fire departments with 95,272 total personnel. 64% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.